Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has launched the first phase of Hot Strip Mill (HSM) 1700 modernization. The large-scale upgrade of rolling equipment for HSM 1700 will include installation of modern coiling equipment able to handle coils up to 27 tons. Major overhaul of Reheat Furnace No.1 will be part of the second phase.…
In January-July MMK sold 948 thousand tons of metal in Povolzhye region. For the company this is the second largest sales region of Russia after the Ural region. MMK supplies mostly hot-rolled metal to Povolzhye. Cold-rolled metal sales start growing. The main consumers in Povolzhye are construction and machine-building – 54% and 25% respectively. (Ukrainian…
In January-July Russia exported 2.03 million tons of aluminum, up by 0.3% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, exports to foreign countries grew by 0.1%, to 1.99 million tons, while those to CIS dropped by 8.1% YoY, to 61.5 thousand tons. At the same time in monetary terms exports fell by 28.1%,…
Poltava Mining and Processing Works has been granted the right to trade in its shares. The decision to prohibit deals with PGOK shares was taken on November 11, 2014. The last trade at Ukrainian Stock Exchange was carried out on November 14, 2014, with share price going up by 2.65%, to 16.48 UAH. PGOK was…
According to the Independent miners union of Ukraine, the state owes 890 million UAH to miners, or $33.4 million. Earlier the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik claimed the debt was 355 million UAH ($13.3 million). “This is not true, as some state-run coal companies still have December 2015 salary debts. According to…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih is updating its converter No. 6, having installed the slag control manipulator. The new equipment will decrease manufacturing expenses and improve steel quality. The manipulator was supplied by Monocon. The same equipment has already been assembled at converter No. 5. After it was put into operation the slag layer in the steel…
Ilyich-Stal, a part of Metinvest, has sold 29.837 thousand shares or 99.45% of Ilyichevskoye insurance company. The company had 10 deals of 2730 shares each and one deal with 2537 shares. Ilyichevskoye has been working on the insurance market of Ukraine since 2005. It has 30 licenses. In H1 the company increased payment received by…